Born in Tokyo, Japan — May 21 1911• Died Apr 27 2010

Tanie Kitabayashi (北林谷栄, Kitabayashi Tanie, May 21, 1911 – April 27, 2010) was a Japanese actress and voice actress. Born Reiko Ando in Tokyo, she began as a stage actress. Early in her career, she became well known for portraying older women. Kitabayashi was a founding member of the famed Mingei Theatre, founded in 1950. In 1960, she won best actress awards at the 10th Blue Ribbon Awards and at the Mainichi Film Awards for Kiku to Isamu. She also won the Japan Academy Prize for best actress in Rainbow Kids (1991), a film that also earned her honors from…
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Granny (voice)

加野のぶ



Asuka's grandmother

Torah (voice)

Kinu Takahashi

Shiraki, Teacher



Tane

Harue Shirakawa

Mother


Sumi



Yasu Hiruta

Masayo Mikami

Kane Shinozaki



Saki Naito

Hana

Tetsu Ishida


Kiyo Matsushita



Old Woman


Otoyo

Old Woman Kane

Hayashida's mother

Ichizo's wife

Madam

Chika


Tomi Ishiguro




Doctor

Ume

Ohana





Oume

Nanny at Okumura's

Tome


Aunt of Matsutaro



Otaka



Tea house's old woman


Orin






Shino




Yuki Nishizaka

Sukeno

Akira's mother


Aki, Goichi's mother

Hide


Matsuko Fukuji

Kumi





Hioki's mother

Mrs. Kinumura


Satoe Miyazaki





Kikuko Sasaki



Yuka's mother



Suga Akabane




Mrs. Saeki

Mrs. Inokuma


Hana Kanai

Harumi

Fuku


Mrs. Toshiko 'Toji' Yanagawa


Tetsu Koyanagi

Kimie
Aunt Otora


Fusako Kawai

Nobuyo

Tami

Toyo



Tamiko's Grandmother

Old woman




Kane


Old Woman

Fusakichi's mother


Saoko


Ofuki






Moko's mother


Grandma Shigeko


Mitsu Asai

Goze / Narrator (voice)